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For those lurking, or anyone who is interested in the details about Sirefef/ZeroAccess: http://www.kindsight.net/sites/defau...tnet-final.pdf
http://www.2-viruses.com/remove-zeroaccess-rootkit
I believe that I had the older variant of Sirefef-- .Y, .W, .B
There are new variants out by now-- .AG, .I, .P (which I believe is also called the CLSID variant) Major shift in strategy for ZeroAccess rootkit malware, as it shifts to user-mode | Naked Security
Since I'm really interested in hacking and viruses, I'm actually having some fun trying to fight it. I'm not ready to reinstall Windows just yet. It's important that I learn what this is and what it does. I want to do everything I can before I wipe the whole thing. It's a learning process. Some of my most important files are already backed up here on my laptop, such as novels I'm writing.
I also hope the information will aid others in learning about the virus. I'll keep reporting back here with updates on how far I've gotten. Right now, I have to focus on fixing Services.exe. ESET has a ServicesRepair tool that I'm going to see if I can quickly use in safe mode before the system shuts down. If not that, then I'm going to try to get my AHCI drivers onto a flash drive so that I can access my OS when repairing my computer so I can do an SFC scannow.
I'm not giving up just yet.
This is a guide I was going to follow: http://malwaretips.com/Thread-How-to...-Removal-Guide
Here's a video about it as well, and from what I can see, the virus can impact a system far worse than how it hit mine. I can at least boot into Windows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVtGv...eature=related
(This reminds me a lot of the Conficker scare back in, I think 2010?)
Last edited by MelancholyRose; 02 Aug 2012 at 09:54.